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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great Tour! |
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Wed, Jun 11 10:00 AM |
cbelchak |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
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We had a great time learning the history, culture & many other fun, interesting & enlightening details about the North End and Italian Cuisine. But I think that the most fun was really getting a feel for the shops & the shop owners' histories ...some being 3rd & 4th generation. And of course...... the taste testing was wonderful! Thanks! |
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Excellent tour! |
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Wed, Jun 11 10:00 AM |
ChristineJB6 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
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Our tour was very informative and interesting. We learned a BUNCH about the area and about food! Our tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone interested in food or this "Little Italy" neighborhood & especially to visitors. Wish we would have taken your Chinatown tour!! (but we had limited time in Boston). I hope you keep on giving the tours. |
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Wow! What a great tour! Don't hesitate to go! |
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Wed, Jun 11 10:00 AM |
bridgham |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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You'll love it, I'm sure. We all had a great time. It was informative, interesting, fun, unique, inspiring, like nothing we have done before! |
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Learn many interesting facts, tips and places. |
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Sat, Jun 7 1:00 PM |
marshagreto |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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Raymond was our tour guide - he was quite knowledgable, especially having been a chef for many years, answered any and all questions. Gave us some very useful cooking tips, types of oils, vinegars, pasta, wines and meats to look for and also interesting historical facts about the North End we were unaware of. 3 hours were over before you knew it despite the heat - not difficult walking if people are apprehensive about how much walking is involved, basically a 2-4 block radius. I would recommend this tour if you enjoy Italian cooking, wine or pasteries and interested in where you can find these items in the North End. |
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Informative but not the best. |
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Sat, Jun 7 1:00 PM |
sherylfaye |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
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My husband and I have taken similar tours with this company. This was our third one, all different cities. The tour guide was very nice and informative. We were disappointed that he wasn't Italian. We kind of thought that would have been more apporpriate and helpful for pronouncing words. We were dissapointed also with the lack of food. I know this isn't the whole focus but I thought it could have been bumped up and portions too. I think to actually include some restaurants would have been wondrful. The one that we did with your company in NYC in Grennwhich Village blew our minds so its hard not to compare. But if you haven't done one before you would enjoy this. |
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Great For North End History and Sampling Food |
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Sat, Jun 7 10:00 AM |
crmiele |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Other |
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Our tour guide was really friendly and knowledgable. This tour is great for anyone who is interested in the history of the North End or Italian immigrants in Boston. It would also be of interest for people who enjoy cooking or just learning about food. The tour introduces you to a variety of ingredients (some common and some rare) and gives suggestions regarding how to use them in the kitchen. The tour also provides you with a good selection of samples from some of the shops in the neighborhood - from pastries, to meats and cheeses, even limoncello! |
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Sat, Jun 7 9:00 AM |
ileana |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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This walk was very entertaining and I learn many things about North end first, and about food in Italy, and eating in North end.
Our tour guide, Beth, was enthusiastic, easy going and it was a pleasure to listen to her.
We decided a long wile to go to this trip, a group of 5, from Baptist Hospital (lab) as a part of RED HAT activity.
It was a nice day, not so hot, breezy, and we all enjoyed.
The price is a little to much for what it is, and this is going to be a problem when I try to recommend to other people,
Thank you, Ileana |
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Even locals would like this tour. |
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Fri, Jun 6 10:00 AM |
JoyceF |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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Fun, enthusiastic tour. Needed a little more history, but highly recomended even for us locals |
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My palate has been educated |
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Wed, Jun 4 10:00 AM |
lucieroy |
Female |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
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I now can taste $15.00 a bottle "balsamic" vinegar and taste mostly red wine vinegar. Because... I have had the blissful experience of tasing the real stuff.
I now can tell the difference between a male and a female eggplant. (The male eggplant has very little seeds.) Others will have to take the tour to find out how to recognize boy eggplants from girl eggplants.
The tour conducted by Jim (family name?) was incredible. Jim is extremely knowledgeable and never stopped explaining everything from the history of North Boston to the differences between true Italian and Italian-American cooking.
I highly recommend this tour. |
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Two Happy Thumbs Up! |
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Sat, May 31 2:00 PM |
holliadams |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
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This tour was everything we had anticipated and more. We enjoyed the culinary expertise of our guide and relished in the facts and history we learned about the North End and Italian cuisine in general. Highly recommended!! |
